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God does speak to the ungodly, if he didn't they wouldn't turn to God.

My brother had a problem with agrophobia. One night he had a dream that he was in
the living room and a massive snake was circling around and around the room.

I told him God was showing him the true nature of his problem, but he didn't
believe me. At that point i started to pray in a different way for him, that
God would overcome the strangle hold over his life.

A year or so later he was able to start going out and getting on buses and in cars etc.
He even moved house a bit later.

I have also had loads of dreams from God, with some of them being prophetic in that
they came true. Don't underestimate or limit the ways of God in your life.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
 
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:rofl: as what we've seen before
where a young kid singing a chrismast carols alone making a "karoling"
all by himself (they dont believe in christmas for they took the words "LITERALY"
because of blindness unto the
true meaning of the words of god in scriptures (read it cheerfully)
as it is written
:read:
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn't be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver. for he/she was been brought by those people who serve the teachings of god
base on writtings but the writtings in their heart was never meant for their soul
although when we heard that what they were saying were true
it becomes untrue "SPIRITUALY"
as it is written
:read:
27*Jesus said, "The things that are impossible for to do are possible for God to do."
28*Then Peter said, "We've left everything to follow you."
29*Jesus said to them, "I can guarantee this truth: Anyone who gave up his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God
30*will certainly receive many times as much in this life and will receive eternal life in the world to come."

... . and
its impossible for god to lie
meaning humans can not be god
even the words were given unto them
for it is the holy spirit that talks to humans inside their flesh heart
"NOT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST" because he is not the holy spirit
as it is written
:read:
Luke 11:13
Even though you're evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

:haha: like our lord jesus christ speaking his fathers voice inside of him
and as the only begotten son of god the father almighty who is good and doesnt lie
the son who was manifested in a human flesh is also a god
as they say "NOT ALL HUMANS" were a like
as it is written
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35*The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy child developing inside you will be called the Son of God.
36*"Elizabeth, your relative, is six months pregnant with a son in her old age. People said she couldn't have a child.
37*But nothing is impossible for God."

this is the words thats been askin by our :alien: breathrens
saying this is to good to be true
which those twisted wisdom minds set the minds of those people before
as it is written
:read:
*Jesus said, "The things that are impossible for to do are possible for God to do."

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godbless us all always
 
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#43
All the wisdom needed for good living and life is found in the bible ...
 

Zmouth

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You may look below at something from Sirach, have you seen it before ?
Nope, but my ears have been blind since birth.

Do you think of it as prophecy or divine message ?
Would the 'Word of life' be an acceptable response?

Sirach 21:15

When an intelligent person hears a wise saying, he praises it and adds to it; when a fool hears it, he laughs at it and throws it behind his back.
[FONT=&quot]Matthew 6:33[/FONT], Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: [FONT=&quot]Proverbs 23:23[/FONT]
 
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All the wisdom needed for good living and life is found in the bible ...
I judge 'The Wisdom of Sirach' and 'On Christian Doctrine' by St Augustine may be used to show that some people lack the ability to make balanced judgements about things.

I judge that there are people who have put into books how to judge The Bible right and explain parts of The Bible.
 
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Nope, but my ears have been blind since birth.


I have experienced similar to that. I thought to add:

Sirach 3:25

Without eyes there is no light; without knowledge there is no wisdom.

Would the 'Word of life' be an acceptable response?
'Word of life' is an acceptable response sometimes. I have often judged that not all options may be revealed to someone in a question sometimes.


Matthew 6:33, Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: Proverbs 23:23
That was a new comparison for me in words and numbers.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
 
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:rofl: see what we means
most of them (not everyone) talk "LITERALY"
about the words of life (SPIRITUALLY)
and even the blinds could tell the differents between what they can touch and
what they can heard specially on what they can smell
as it is written
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12*But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame.

13*"If you want to set your heart right, then pray to him.
14*If you're holding on to sin, put it far away, and don't let injustice live in your tent.
15*Then you will be able to show your face without being ashamed, and you will be secure and unafraid.
16*Then you will forget your misery and remember it like water that has flowed downstream.
17*Then your life will be brighter than the noonday sun. The darkness in your life will become like morning.
18*You will feel confident because there's hope, and you will look around and rest in safety.
19*You will lie down with no one to frighten you, and many people will try to gain your favor.
20*But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath."

:haha: as everyone could notice :rofl: is a former agnostic that the :alien: child
always ask him (most of us were been ask by a child and its really gaves us a headache)
like this questions were unable to answer (for now because those children were so very noisy always tells the secret they've heard they've seen and we cannot afford
to lose them for the kingdom of god who is good and doesnt lie is with them always)
as it is written
:read:
how can we combined the spirit and the soul
to make it a living soul with a holy spirit on it

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godbless us all always
 
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:rofl: see what we means
most of the author's (not everything) he response were physicaly unstable
as he talk "LITERALY"
about the words of life (SPIRITUALLY)
and even the blinds could tell the differences between what they can touch and
what they can heard specially on what they can smell
as it is written
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12*But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame.

13*"If you want to set your heart right, then pray to him.
14*If you're holding on to sin, put it far away, and don't let injustice live in your tent.
15*Then you will be able to show your face without being ashamed, and you will be secure and unafraid.
16*Then you will forget your misery and remember it like water that has flowed downstream.
17*Then your life will be brighter than the noonday sun. The darkness in your life will become like morning.
18*You will feel confident because there's hope, and you will look around and rest in safety.
19*You will lie down with no one to frighten you, and many people will try to gain your favor.
20*But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath."

:haha: as everyone could notice :rofl: is a former agnostic that the :alien: child
always ask him (most of us were been ask by a child and its really gaves us a headache)
like this questions were unable to answer (for now because those children were so very noisy always tells the secret they've heard they've seen and we cannot afford
to lose them for the kingdom of god who is good and doesnt lie is with them always)
as it is written
:read:
how can we combined the spirit and the soul
to make it a living soul with a holy spirit on it

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godbless us all always
 
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:happy: those twins should really get this by now
oh by the way have you ever heard on history that there is pope before who has a
twin brother ( is it real :hrmm: )
we just have heard it from those strangers before
who were askin us also (before they became our brethrens and fellows)
as they very knowledgeable unto the books which they have prepared for
but some not were written there in those books as the lord god who is good
and who doesnt lie prepared this to write them in everyones heart
as it is written
:read:
12*He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.
~;> LETS CONTINUE TO
:read:
11*Tell them this: These gods will disappear from the earth and from under heaven because they didn't make heaven and earth.
12*The LORD made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.
13*He speaks, and the water in the sky produces a storm. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash with the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.
14*Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false gods. They can't breathe.
15*They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they disappear.11*Tell them this: These gods will disappear from the earth and from under heaven because they didn't make heaven and earth.
12*The LORD made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.
13*He speaks, and the water in the sky produces a storm. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning flash with the rain. He brings wind out of his storehouses.
14*Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false gods. They can't breathe.
15*They are worthless jokes. When they are punished, they disappear.

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godbless us all always
 
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:rofl: those were pagans ( ~;> and :happy: thou not all pagans are a like thats why they were not bad people at all)
as
not agnostics

thats what theyve heard to :smoke: and to other and
brethrens and fellows we :alien: heard all of this before
since they fought each others (spiritually and no physical fight between them)
then they became one of us ( we also heard this from him :8) . ... )
as it is written
:read:
31*He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen.

. ... and
lets continue
:read:
send out his angels, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen.

28*"Learn from the story of the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and it sprouts leaves, you know summer is near.
29*In the same way, when you see these things happen, you know that he is near, at the door.
30*"I can guarantee this truth: This generation will not disappear until all these things take place.
31*The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

:now: and again
:read:
32*"No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don't know. Only the Father knows.
33*Be careful! Watch! You don't know the exact time.
34*It is like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge. He assigned work to each one and ordered the guard to be alert.
35*Therefore, be alert, because you don't know when the owner of the house will return. It could be in the evening or at midnight or at dawn or in the morning.
36*Make sure he doesn't come suddenly and find you asleep.

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godbless us all always
 
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:happy: as it is written
:read:
2*Many sleeping in the ground will wake up. Some will wake up to live forever, but others will wake up to be ashamed and disgraced forever.
3*Those who are wise will shine like the brightness on the horizon. Those who lead many people to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
~;> WE ARE PAGANS (GENTILES ARE MORE APPROPRIATE TO CONFIRMED WHAT WE ARE) BEFORE AND AFTER WE LEARNED THE TRUTH
WE HOLD ON TO WHAT IS GOOD ... .

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godbless us all always
 
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:rofl: and thats the sound of laugh hidden in the hearts and souls
of every creatures is this world
as it is written
:read:
8*He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. "The pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.
9*He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
10*"Those who oppose the LORD are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. The LORD judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah."

as they say to us :alien: christmust este what we meant is christmas is for everyone
especially to the little children who gave their thoughts cheerfully
without the benefits of money nor what the world
could offer unto all of us (he really is a joker :rofl: coz he told us this with a nice smile in his heart and soul)
as it is written
:read:
20*Then the old man said, "Welcome! Let me take care of your needs. Just don't spend the night in the city square."
21*So he took the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. After they washed, they ate and drank.

22*While they were enjoying themselves, some worthless men from the city surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They told the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that we can have sex with him."
23*The owner went out to them. He told them, "No, my friends! Please don't do anything so evil! This man is a guest in my home. Don't do such a godless thing!
24*Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and this man's concubine. Rape them, and do with them whatever you want. Just don't do such a godless thing to this man."
25*But the men refused to listen to him. So the Levite grabbed his concubine and forced her outside. They had sex with her and abused her all night until morning. They let her go when the sun was coming up.
26*At daybreak, the woman came to the door of the house where her husband was and collapsed. She was still there when it became light.
27*Her husband got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and was about to leave. His wife (that is, his concubine) was lying at the door of the house with her hands on the doorstep.
28*The Levite said to her, "Get up! Let's go!" But she did not answer. So he put her on the donkey and left for home.
29*When he arrived home, he got a knife. He took his concubine and cut her limb from limb into 12 pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territories of Israel.
30*Everyone who saw it said, "Never has such a thing happened or been seen from the time the people of Israel came out of Egypt until today. Think about it! Form a plan, and speak out!"

:haha: dont take this passage seriously and what we mean by that is
never put our thinkin unto this as a "LITERAL" message
for there is wisdom hidden here that help us not to rush out everything in
our own way of thinking
as it is written
:read:


:ty:

godbless us all always
 
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:rofl: and thats the sound of laugh hidden in the hearts and souls
of every creatures is this world
as it is written
:read:
8*He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. "The pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.
9*He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
10*"Those who oppose the LORD are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. The LORD judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah."

as they say to us :alien: christmust este what we meant is christmas is for everyone
especially to the little children who gave their thoughts cheerfully
without the benefits of money nor what the world
could offer unto all of us (he really is a joker :rofl: coz he told us this with a nice smile in his heart and soul)
as it is written
:read:
20*Then the old man said, "Welcome! Let me take care of your needs. Just don't spend the night in the city square."
21*So he took the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. After they washed, they ate and drank.

22*While they were enjoying themselves, some worthless men from the city surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They told the old man, the owner of the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so that we can have sex with him."
23*The owner went out to them. He told them, "No, my friends! Please don't do anything so evil! This man is a guest in my home. Don't do such a godless thing!
24*Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and this man's concubine. Rape them, and do with them whatever you want. Just don't do such a godless thing to this man."
25*But the men refused to listen to him. So the Levite grabbed his concubine and forced her outside. They had sex with her and abused her all night until morning. They let her go when the sun was coming up.
26*At daybreak, the woman came to the door of the house where her husband was and collapsed. She was still there when it became light.
27*Her husband got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and was about to leave. His wife (that is, his concubine) was lying at the door of the house with her hands on the doorstep.
28*The Levite said to her, "Get up! Let's go!" But she did not answer. So he put her on the donkey and left for home.
29*When he arrived home, he got a knife. He took his concubine and cut her limb from limb into 12 pieces. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territories of Israel.
30*Everyone who saw it said, "Never has such a thing happened or been seen from the time the people of Israel came out of Egypt until today. Think about it! Form a plan, and speak out!"

:haha: dont take this passage seriously and what we mean by that is
never put our thinkin unto this as a "LITERAL" message
for there is wisdom hidden here that help us not to rush out everything in
our own way of thinking
as it is written
:read:
Matthew 11:15
Let the person who has ears listen!

:8) LETS CONTINUE MY BRETHRENS AND MY FELLOWS
OUR BROTHERS AND OUR SISTERS
AS IT IS WRITTEN
:read:
9*Let the person who has ears listen!"
10*The disciples asked him, "Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?"
11*Jesus answered, "Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to the crowd.
12*Those who understand these mysteries will be given more knowledge, and they will excel in understanding them. However, some people don't understand these mysteries. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.
13*This is why I speak to them this way. They see, but they're blind. They hear, but they don't listen. They don't even try to understand.
14*So they make Isaiah's prophecy come true: 'You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
15*These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. And they never return to me for healing!'
16*"Blessed are your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear.
17*I can guarantee this truth: Many prophets and many of God's people longed to see what you see but didn't see it, to hear what you hear but didn't hear it.

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godbless us all always
 
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:happy: as we are also leanerd by this
that youve heard and see that in the holy scriptures
written accordingly by the help of the holy spirits
for there are spirits as holy as his ... .
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21*Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you."
22*After he had said this, he breathed on the disciples and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

:hrmm: have we notice that he gave the holy spirit unto his disciples before
our lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god
sitteth at the right side of
our lord god the father almighty who is good and who doesnt lie
and after this his son told this also to his apostles
as it is written
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36*David, guided by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Take the highest position in heaven until I put your enemies under your control."'
37*David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?" The large crowd enjoyed
listening to him.

. ... and
as they say let us continue
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14*Still later Jesus appeared to the eleven apostles while they were eating. He put them to shame for their unbelief and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive.
15*Then Jesus said to them, "So wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News.
~;> AS THERE IS A PROPHESY MADE BY
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD
WHO SITTETH AT THE RIGHTH HAND OF
OUR LORD GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY WHO IS GOOD AND WHO DOESNT LIE
AND ALL OF THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
as it is written
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13*But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
14*"This Good News about the kingdom will be spread throughout the world as a testimony to all nations. Then the end will come.
... . REMEMBER ALWAYS
THAT THIS ARE NOT OUR WORDS FOR WE ARE NOT PREACHING OUR SELVES
AS WE ARE NOT PREACHERS BUT JUST A MESSANGERS AND SLAVES UNTO
ALL WHO HOLDS ON WHAT IS GOOD .... . . . . .

:† let us all put this in our heart and soul
cheerfully
as it is written
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1*The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky displays what his hands have made.
2*One day tells a story to the next. One night shares knowledge with the next
3*without talking, without words, without their voices being heard.
4*Yet, their sound has gone out into the entire world, their message to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent in the heavens for the sun,
5*which comes out of its chamber like a bridegroom. Like a champion, it is eager to run its course.
6*It rises from one end of the heavens. It circles around to the other. Nothing is hidden from its heat.

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godbless us all always
 
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thepsalmist

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I judge 'The Wisdom of Sirach' and 'On Christian Doctrine' by St Augustine may be used to show that some people lack the ability to make balanced judgements about things.

I judge that there are people who have put into books how to judge The Bible right and explain parts of The Bible.
Okay ... each to his own ...
 
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:alien: as saulo este pablo and what we meant is
the apostle of the gentiles said before with the help of the holy spirit
as the holy spirit went unto them after
our lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god
sitteth at the right hand of
our lord god the father almighty who is good and who doesnt lie
as it is written
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2 Corinthians 11:7
Did I commit a sin when I humbled myself by telling you the Good News of God free of charge so that you could become important?

Matthew 10:8
Cure the sick, bring the dead back to life, cleanse those with skin diseases, and force demons out of people. Give these things without charging, since you received them without paying.

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godbless us all always
 
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I have experienced similar to that. I thought to add:

Sirach 3:25

Without eyes there is no light; without knowledge there is no wisdom.

you mean there aren't twelve hours in a day?
'Word of life' is an acceptable response sometimes. I have often judged that not all options may be revealed to someone in a question sometimes.

Ah, you're a judger! LOL What about Proverbs 4:7, in all thy getting which thing did you get? or did you get both? I will admit that the one I got was neither wisdom nor understanding.
That was a new comparison for me in words and numbers.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
I never ask a question I wouldn't answer myself but your question does make me ponder whether if it was Paul the Roman or Saul the Jew that was writing to the Church Of God in Corinth?
 
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Okay ... each to his own ...
I judge people may want to make real balanced judgements and improve their obedience to God by using the commands properly which you may see below.


Proverbs 14:15


The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.


Part of Deuteronomy 13:14


then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly.


Leviticus 19:15


"'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.


1 Thessalonians 5: 19,20 & 21


Do not quench the Spirit.
Do not treat prophecies with contempt
but test them all; hold on to what is good


Proverbs 11:25


A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.


Proverbs 14:10


Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.


Matthew 11: 16 & 17


"To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
"'We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.
 
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All the wisdom needed for good living and life is found in the bible ...

God spoke to people before the bible was written, he continues today to speak to
people after the bible has been written, the bible is His story. :)

God still speaks to people today to give them discernment, knowledge,
wisdom (the bible says to ask for wisdom), understanding etc in various
forms. He will never contradict His word though.
 
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dear Miri,

such wisdom can only come from an Holy Power...